Australia plans to ban social media for children: Senate supports tough controls
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The Australian Senate has approved a bill banning social networks for children under 16. Age verification will be carried out using biometric data or state identification, without providing Passport data to platforms.
An Australian Senate committee has passed a bill banning children under the age of 16 from using social media. This is reported by Reuters, reports UNN.
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The move is part of a broader government effort to strengthen online security and protect young people in the digital environment. However, the senators noted that social media platforms should not require users to provide personal data, such as passport data or other digital identification information, to confirm their age.
Instead, the Australian government plans to introduce an age verification system that may include biometric data or government identification. This will effectively restrict access to social networks for younger users without compromising their fitness.
The bill will be one of the strictest measures to control the use of social media among teenagers introduced by any country.
